Return of anti-Irish prejudice in Britain?

[Guest ShoePiss]

I meant if they were shouting racist abuse...thought that would have been obvious.

 

No it wasn't, at all.

[lifetime fan]

No it wasn't, at all.

 

 

Should have made it clearer then...as much as I find them abhorrent I wouldn't advocate sacking someone for voting for or being a member of the BNP or EDL.

 

Shouting racist abuse and they're fucking gone.

[Trucker Paddy]

Great race us, apart from those cork bastards, obviously

[lifetime fan]

*Checks this isn't the MF*

 

Cunt.

[RobbieOR]

I think the Irish are going through a major image change. I mean, the old image of Leprechauns, shamrocks, Guinness, horses running through council estates, toothless simpletons, people with eyebrows on their cheeks, badly tarmac'ed drives in this country, men in platform shoes being arrested for bombings, lots of rocks, and Beamish.

 

I think people are saying yes, there's more to Ireland than this. A good slogan for the tourist board. Deres more to Oireland.. dan dis.

 

Can we come live from the Blarney Stone? I'm trying to get an angle on this.

[lifetime fan]

Can we come live from the Blarney Stone? I'm trying to get an angle on this.

 

 

What you paddy's want to fuck is your business...we don't think anything less of the welsh for shagging sheep.

[JohnnyH]

Great race us, apart from those cork bastards, obviously

 

Richie knows.

[RobbieOR]

When you quote someone quoting Partridge, you then quote Partridge yourself. Poor form, Col. *shakes head*

[lifetime fan]

When you quote someone quoting Partridge, you then quote Partridge yourself. Poor form, Col. *shakes head*

 

 

Err, Can I lap dance for you?

[lifetime fan]

Richie knows.

 

 

Fucking dubs.

 

The Irish are the blacks of Europe. And Dubliners are the blacks of Ireland. And the Northside Dubliners are the blacks of Dublin. So say it once, say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud.

[Elite]

I like the Irish, friendly people.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Massive police operation keeps rivals apart at James Larkin march - Liverpool Local News - News - Liverpool Echo

 

A MASSIVE police operation prevented clashes between far right protesters and anti-fascist demonstrators in Liverpool today.

 

Members of the James Larkin Society gathered in the city, flanked by an enormous police presence to ensure that any trouble was kept to a minimum.

 

A number of counter protest groups turned out as a result of the march in parts of South Liverpool and the city centre.

 

The event was held in honour of Liverpool-born Irish trade unionist James Larkin and had an anti-racist theme.

 

Those marching the streets insisted they wanted to make a stand against racism and fascism.

 

Protesters attempted to delay the start by staging a sit down protest and shouting at the people marching, which led to scuffles with the police.

 

They said it was an IRA march and chanted “IRA off our streets” at those holding James Larkin Society banners.

 

Those on the opposite side of the James Larkin Society were adamant that within the march there were people who were IRA sympathisers.

 

Alec McFadden, president of the Merseyside TUC and anti-fascist campaigner, told the ECHO: “Today was all about celebrating one of the main trade unionists James Larkin.

 

“The theme was against racism and fascism. The people of Merseyside succeeded in having a trade union march and rally in opposition to racism and fascism.

 

“What shocked us was the number of people who came from outside Merseyside with the idea it was something to do with the IRA, it wasn’t.

 

“The police did a very good job in very difficult circumstances to ensure the march went ahead peacefully.

 

“I intend to write a report to the leaders of the council because of the influx of people from outside Merseyside who came to try to interfere with the march.”

 

Today’s march set off from Larkin’s birthplace in Combermere Street, off Park Road, in Toxteth and reached its destination at Liverpool's Catholic Cathedral.

 

In the run up to the event leaflets were handed out in defiance of what they branded an IRA march. Some posters carried images of Tim Parry and Johnathan Ball who were killed in the 1993 IRA bombing of Warrington.

 

Messages urging people to come along and protest were also left on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

 

Merseyside Police said 23 men and three women were arrested for minor public order offences.

 

Assistant Chief Constable of Merseyside Police Andy Ward said: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank members of the public for their patience and assistance this afternoon.

 

“The procession passed with limited disruption and the few individuals intent on disrupting the march were dealt with swiftly by officers.

 

“Today's operation reaffirms the Force's commitment to facilitating peaceful demonstrations and marches.”

[AngryOfTuebrook]

HOPE not hate blog: Fascists kept at bay in Liverpool

 

A large turn out by Trade Unionists and antifascists in Liverpool has manage to keep a rag tag bunch of EDL, NF and Infidels from attaking an Irish march in the city.

 

Fascists began meeting in the city from early this morning, spreading the lie that it was a march by the Provisional IRA. The fascists even thought that Irish trade unionist James Larkin (born in Liverpool) was some kind of IRA gunman..

 

Earlier this year, fascists manage to stop a march, but this time there has been a large turn out of people to ensure the march, an anti racist march with a an Irish marching band that celebrates a Trade Unionist who fought for the rights of both the Irish and the people of Liverpool, went ahead.

 

Between 80-100 well known fascists, include the self-styled "paramilitaries" of the CxF began hunting around town early on looking for people to attack, but the march went ahead with a large police, Trade Union and antifascist presence.

 

Throughout the march, fascists tried to attack and intimidate people after a sit-down protest by them had failed. Two fascists tried to attack the march with bottles, but were beaten off.

 

Another one had actually urinated himself as his Dutch courage tries to escape!

 

By the end of the march which was 200 strong, up to 100 fascists had tried to line the route and disrupt it, but the band kicked up a rousing rendition of "The Fields of Athenry" to the delight of everyone.

 

Animal killer and dubious far-right personality Jon "Snowy" Shaw reacted badly to being photographed, kicking out at both our journalist and our photographer as he tried to escape Liverpool without being seen.